Removable handle.



S. H. PENICK.

REMOVABLE HANDLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2z, 1913.

Patented Oct. 27, 1914.

5 vwmtoz ,wg/Uhm, if Hmm STEPHEN H. FENICE, 0F MARTIN, TENNESSEE.

0V HANDLE.

Specication of Letters Eatent.

Patented that. 2'?, 1914.

Application filed January 22, 1913'. Serial No. 743,637.

handles for crooks, jars, churns and the like,'

and resides in the construction, combination and operative arrangement of parts set forth in. the following description and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a view illus-l trating my device in applied position upon a suitable utensil. Fig. 2 is a similar view of a device, the utensil being illustrated in dotted lines, and illustrating means whereby one of the loop members of the removable handle is arranged in vsecuring position with .relation to the second loop member of the handle, and F ig. 3 is an enlarged detail perspective view illustrating one of the arms of one of the loops coacting with the eye of the second loop of the device. Fig. 4 is an en'- larged detail perspective view illustrating a slight modification of the manner of connect-ing the loops together.

AA rlhe improvement comprises essentially a pair of substantially U-shaped loops indicated by the numerals 1 and 2 respectively. rlFhe loops are preferably constructed of resilient and bendable wire, and each of the loops is centrally twisted to provide upstanding ears 3 to which are attached the hook ends 4 of a bail 5 which provides the handle proper. The bail 5 has its central .portion offset to provide a straight portion for thereception of a sleeve 6.

rlhe loop 2 has its ends provided with eyes 7 and 8 which are arranged outwardly and at an angle with relation to the said arms. rl`he arms 9 and 10 of the loop 1 are adapted to pass through the eyes 7 and 8 of the loop 2. rEhese arms 9 and 10, being constructed of spring material, are adapted to exert an outward tension so as to tightly engage with the outer portions of the eyes 7 and 8, and if desired and as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing, the portions of the arms 9 and 10 which extend beyond the eyes 7 and 8 may be bent around the said eyes and thus securely retain the loops upon a vessel 11.

lln certain instances l have found it desirable to provide the arms 9 and 10 with spaced notches 11', and by such a construction, it will be noted that the said arms at all times exerting an outward tension, will, when properlyadjusted Withinl the eyes 8 and 9, have certain of their notches-engaged by the said eyes to prevent the accidental withdrawal of the arms through the eyes. `With such an arrangement thel necessity of bending of the ends of the arms is entirely dispensed with, and the said loops are automatically locked when ressed onev toward the other. The space notches 11 formed b the crimping of the terminal portionsof the arms 9 and 10 of the loop 1.

From the above description, taken in con y nectionawith the drawings, the simplicity of tre.

the device as well as the advantages thereof,

will, it is thought, be perfectly apparent vto those skilled in the art to which such inventions4 appertain without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, whatv ll claim is:

In a device for the purpose set forth, a pair of oppositely arranged U-sh'aped loops of substantially equal length and constructed of resilient but bendable material and adapted to embrace a receptacle, each of the loops being centrally provided with upstanding ears, a bail connected with the ears, the terminals of the arms of one of the loops bein formed with eyes arranged at an angle to t e arms, the terminal portions of the arms of the second loop adapted to pass through the eyes and to exert a tension against the inner circumference of said eyes, and the same arms of the second loop being provided at and adjacent to their terminals with spaced notches for adjustably engaging with the inner circumference of the eyes, the said spaced notches being formed by the crimping of the terminal portions of the second loop. Y

lin testimony whereof l aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

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